OpinionOpinion byGlenn DwightStudio creative director and occasional writer ·The Country·13 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM6 mins to readGlenn Dwight is the studio creative director – regional at NZME and an occasional writer for The Country.The meat raffle is one form of gambling that feels uniquely Kiwi. Photo / Rachel Canning What’s the saying? Life’s a gamble. And that really is true. Every day Kiwis take small gambles on life. We leave the house in a white T-shirt, gambling that the weather forecast saying “fine spells” actually means fine spells and not horizontal rain by lunchtime.
We gamble with
